The week in higher education – 5 August 2021
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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UK universities seek to improve external examining standards
Standardised appointment requirements and training under consideration in sector-wide drive to tackle grade inflation
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Interview with Wang Gungwu
Former Hong Kong v-c and expert on the overseas Chinese experience talks about living through nearly a century of Asian history
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Will a Facebook-style news feed aid discovery or destroy serendipity?
Academics’ reading lists are increasingly directed by algorithms. But are the recommendation services of platforms such as Google Scholar, ResearchGate and Mendeley distorting science? And might AI...
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Partners’ financial support is holding female academics back
A resulting sense of obligation often leaves women unable to relocate for better or more secure jobs, says Lara McKenzie
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5 August 2021 digital edition
Monocular vision: Do search engines narrow scholarship?
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Biden backs university Covid mandates as governors clamp down
US president follows higher education associations in condemning Republican bans on public health measures such as vaccination and face coverings
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University of California strikes open access pact with PNAS
Agreement to waive author fees similar to one with Jisc, which together serve as model for future expansion
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Ethnic minority awarding gap ‘largely down to low exam grades’
Difference in scores given to white and non-white students largely disappeared in coursework, UCL study finds
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Time for a home-grown English language test, Indian agents say
Outflow of cash prompts calls for change in nation with world’s second-biggest English-speaking population
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Going for gold must be UKRI’s open access priority
Funding body’s impending review should recognise sector’s clear preference for immediate open access, says Steven Inchcoombe
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Oxbridge v-cs and unions call for ‘urgent’ pensions redesign
Ending automatic inflationary increases in benefits should keep contributions below 30 per cent of salary, says joint statement
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Turing scheme launches with 120 universities on board
Australia, Canada and US confirmed as potential exchange destinations, alongside key European sectors
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Forcing needless grant applications is a waste of public money
But journals’ open access fees are suddenly increasing researchers’ need for funding, says Adrian Furnham
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University ‘fudging figures’ on sociology cuts
Course cut critics castigate Australian institution for using data selectively, as sociologists elsewhere watch on nervously